What was found
FOUND CRANKSHAFT TO BE PITTED, LAST INSPECTION WAS DONE BY MFG (4) YEARS AGO. THIS ENGINE HAD HIGH UTILIZATION AND FREQUENT OIL CHANGES. (K)
- Difficulty date
- July 12, 2007
- Submitted
- August 3, 2007
- Operation
- General aviation
- Aircraft
- N175AF
- Make and model
- Cessna 172R
- Aircraft serial
- 17281175
- Engine
- Lyc IO360L2A
- System (JASC)
- 8520 · Reciprocating Engine Power Section
- Part
- Crankshaft
- Condition
- Corroded
- Location
- Engine
- Part time
- 4,363 hours
- Stage of operation
- IN
- How discovered
- V
- Nature of condition
- O
- Precautionary procedure
- K
As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.